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bolt

English

🔊 a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
🔊 a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
🔊 the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
🔊 a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
🔊 a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
🔊 the act of moving with great haste
“he made a dash for the door”
🔊 a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
🔊 in a rigid manner
“the body was rigidly erect”
🔊 directly
“he ran bang into the pole”
🔊 make or roll into bolts
“bolt fabric”
🔊 swallow hastily
🔊 secure or lock with a bolt
“bolt the door”
🔊 move or jump suddenly
“She bolted from her seat”
🔊 eat hastily without proper chewing
“Don't bolt your food!”
🔊 run away
“The thief made off with our silver”
🔊 leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
“The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas”